The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-09-22
AN INTERESTING TRIAL
In Which tho Two Faulkncrh are Arsayct
\ Ehlust Each Other-I.iyely Passage.

In Which tho Two FRulkncrA IRE Arsuycd
y ghiust Each o,her-i.ively Passage.
Saccte! Cofrttpendtnee R3 tie lateHiatae<r.
MARriSsnuEG, W. Va, Sept. 20.-Oae
o; the most interesting cases ever tried in
a Berkeley county court was concluded
this evening. The caac has attracted the
attention Of the entire community ios the
las. two or three days, filling tho cou,,
room TO It's utmos. capacity. The inter
es. .nani!eeted here hes led your cor,es
pondcat to the conclusion ths. 1t may in.
terest the readers Of tho INTEL1IGEScyg &c
have 3 limited detail oil the 'celebrs.ed'
case.
That We may hsvo q clear understand.
ing oil the cage let us commence at the be.
ginning. On August 30:h last Mr.. Daniel
Barnet, while running his engine, 6
freight, about three mica ives. OF this
place, ssw q man waving white hand
kerchief and running toward him at q
rapid pace. He immediately blew for
brakes, and, looking ahead, ssw two "cross.
ties" lying on the track Just in front OF bis
engine. BY reversing the engine and an
application ot brakes tho spucd OF the
train waa lessened to ten :nilea an hour,
and the ties were struck and thrown from
the track. AS The rear OF tho train csslo
up young man Jumped aboard and went
as far rs Cherry Run, where no was put
oil. He gave his name as Kelley. Rich.
ard Boyer, the conductor, telegraphcd TO
this place the facts above nLated.
The young man returned hero, and from
the description given by telegraph was ar.
rested by Officer Sloan. To him he con.
ieesed that his name was William Riordan
and that he lived In Washington, b. g,
He stated that he had placed the obst,uc.
ton on the track ios Tho pnrpope OF otop.
ping tho train, 70 that be might take q
trip west. 10 several others he confessed
the zane. Tho B. & 0. Company EN-
ployed Hon. L. Boyd Faulkner 10 aa9:st
the State in tho prosecution. Tho Young
mans father, who 10 employed in the Adj
jutant.Geucral'g office in Waohirylon.
and his mother CAME here, End employed
the firm OF Faulkner 4 Walker to defend
their son.
4 jury was impanneltd and tho case
WE going tmoothly forward until the
State put Mr.. Sloan on the stand. When
he attempted 10 give 10 the jury Riordan's
confession Faulkner Immediately object
cd. The jury waa taken trnEA tho Court
room and then began fight before Judge
Beckwith whether this testimony ahould
bo admitted o, not. The ontiio day was
consumed in arguing the Hdn!sabll!ty oil
testlmony-SenItor Faulkner against, and
Il. Boyd Faulkner In favor OF. The iudge
tecitlad that hia confession could net be
told by Mr.. G!oNn, Tor tho reaGon That no
(SloAn) had said 10 the prironer that II no
confessed it would 40 easier with him,
This doGicion Lett tho Siatn's case in rather
bad Trim, Gs no one had aeca Eiordsu
plrCo the obstruction upon tbs track.
slat6n Attorney George W. Fcidt opened
tho ccss 10 n Gtro1g aud tdtcibic npurCh
for the Slate. followed By Stewart W,
Walker Tor tho prisoner. Mr.. Walker,
though quito yGUnR NJ tho bar, acquitted
himself Sell mud mEdo q strong cnUtL on
behalf Of bln client. SOnRtor Faulkuoruext
epoke for the defence, stating Tint ior
sevCu long ycais 1t had not bsen hiu plccs.
u.e 10 adaEe89 jury Of lila county. uis
WHs ClgGr, logical and rendered |
with RfeIt f0iCe. Lie assaulted In rtrurg
forms tho policy Of tho Htata surIsnder!ng
tho CloainX Of this caRe to paid attorney
OF tho Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Com.
pany. When hta brother boyd came 10 |
cloge tho cage no referred TO thin part OF !
tho Senntor'a speech au unworthy OF |
notice, slatinR that a. ono limo ho was
lomowhat reluctant In stating whit no
now believed and dared TO Diier, that a
ralIroad waa no more tyrannical than n
rlc. individual, Gn1 tAui It was entitled to
10 much c0Bshiasatlon 90 any citizen Of
hs State, be no rioh or poor. lila ppeerh
Wan eloquent In thu hlghcat dOvseo,
Tho iarReGt number Of ladioa oyor prcu.
mt In tho court hou'u during criminal
rial wcro prcAsnt, and when tho Jury 10.